JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY - DECEMBER
2004
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products          2004      2003        2004       2003
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Live:                               
Eel, adult              26,601    24,052      30,058     23,919
Others                  11,072     9,467      13,346     11,684 

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye             88        50          74         51
Pacific coho                 4         -           3          -
Other Pacific salmon     1,981     1,420       1,345        994
Atlantic salmon         25,280    25,233      16,134     16,427
Yellowfin tuna          24,059    27,723      17,186     19,781 
Bluefin tuna             9,966    10,589      21,163     20,714
Bigeye tuna             18,901    18,366      14,836     14,396
Southern bluefin tuna    3,057     3,025       5,900      6,812
Sea bream                  213       401         126        234
Billfish                   987     1,961         810      1,514 

Frozen:
Sardine                 30,452    38,842       2,341      3,069
Swordfish                  712       897         602        816 
Pacific sockeye         51,525    47,546      25,532     23,454
Pacific coho            77,102    57,863      26,262     25,647 
Other Pacific salmon    13,553    11,403       5,032      4,766
Pink/chum salmon        63,452    66,207      25,322     26,265
Atlantic salmon          4,732     3,842       2,083      1,685
Other salmon               625       254         254         97
Halibut                 25,194    28,899      13,872     14,795
Albacore tuna            6,494     2,806       2,384        694
Yellowfin tuna         109,204   102,521      32,131     26,444
Skipjack                81,158    71,888       6,974      5,686
Bluefin tuna             6,626     4,772      10,782     11,599
Bigeye tuna            116,324   127,179      76,081     75,652
Herring                 39,536    47,913       4,922      6,175  
Cod                     23,673    25,116       7,034      7,643
Mackerel               101,011   128,269      20,077     19,842
Mero                     4,297     7,379       3,493      6,703
Jack mackerel           52,442    43,065       6,305      4,727
Sea bream                2,278     2,686         516        598
Capelin                 18,495    19,809       4,726      4,566
Billfish                 4,973     5,509       1,262      1,414
Spanish mackerel         1,962     1,523         598        539 
Rockfish                33,592    42,203       8,115      9,595
Sablefish               14,887    12,319      13,410     13,247
Herring roe              3,830     5,326       2,125      3,320
Pollock roe             37,575    36,351      56,753     48,832
Mero, fillet             1,808     2,586       2,335      3,343
Swordfish, fillet        1,267     1,159         716        571
Pollock surimi         132,178   101,448      24,495     20,813
Cod surimi               6,806     3,207       1,173        613
Threadfin bream surimi  54,602    63,922       9,459     11,937  


Salted/dried:
Herring roe              8,168     8,573      10,376     12,467 
Pollock roe              1,921     2,213       3,056      3,493
Salmon roe               4,323     4,632       5,345      6,500

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin              13,147    11,822       6,409      6,170 
Arkshell                 5,832     6,227       3,143      3,239
Spiny lobster            1,797     1,902       5,371      5,684
King crab               20,944    20,104      10,497     10,506  
Tanner crab             37,442    36,335      11,975     11,151
Blue crab                  344       445         339        647
Korean crab              4,572     3,870       4,622      4,021
Other crab               1,330     1,593       1,009      1,147
Oyster                   7,903     8,192       4,550      4,286 
Clam                    18,998    18,770       2,948      3,198 

Frozen:
Spiny lobster            4,631     5,254       7,866     10,164
Lobster                  1,215       861       2,835      2,068
Shrimp                 241,445   233,251     216,820    225,409
King crab               10,041    12,882      17,372     25,873
Tanner crab             26,638    23,709      30,048     28,278 
Blue crab                8,148     6,406       3,815      3,014
Korean crab                 61       164          37         90 
Other crab                 457       647         216        418 
European cuttlefish     11,560    11,505       6,627      6,442
Octopus                 53,342    55,898      34,467     35,734
Scallop                    493       406         434        411
Other cuttlefish        20,756    21,108      12,452     12,896 
Squid                   12,361     7,487       3,250      1,695 
Abalone                    387       317       1,330      1,211 

Salted/dried:
Squid                    2,146     1,561       1,578      1,078
Sea urchin roe             318       233         989        886 
Jellyfish                9,012     8,046       3,303      2,886 
Seaweed, dried           9,485     8,338       4,964      4,473
Seaweed, salted         17,879    16,388       1,901      1,736

Prepared:
Eel                     48,758    42,278      65,672     41,155
Canned crab              4,474     4,224       7,995      7,238
Fish meal              398,286   383,046      30,262     28,212

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Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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